The Lovely Month of May (1963), The Princess of Montpensier (2010), Danton (1982), Queen Margot (1994), The Red and the Black (1954), Sarah's Key (2010), Delusions of Grandeur (1971), The King Is Dancing (2000) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best French History movies.
Storyline: Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes scathingly of the king's disdain for the rights and needs of his people. Louis admires Voltaire but is increasingly influenced against him by his minister, the Count de Sarnac. Louis's mistress, the courtesan Madame de Pompadour, is Voltaire's protector and advocate, but even she has difficulty preserving his welfare when Voltaire publicly excoriates the king for the wrongful execution of one of his subjects, Calas. Voltaire gives refuge to Calas's daughter and endeavors to show the king the error of his ways. But the Count de Sarnac, with an agenda of intrigue and disloyalty, determines to do away with the troublesome Voltaire.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords: biography, historical, drama, france, writer, politics, religion ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: 1429. While the war between France and England (the Hundred Years War) appeared settled in 1420, in England's favour, the death of King Henry V of England reignites it. England occupies large areas of France and appears set to take the whole of it. Into this moment of crisis rides legendary Joan of Arc, a teenage girl who claims to be lead by divine visions.
Plot Keywords: historical, biographical, war, religious, french, medieval, epic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Wed just as war breaks out, Jeanne hardly gets to know her military husband, Louis, before the debacle of 1940. While waiting for his return from a POW camp, Jeanne journeys through countless affairs with Louis' comrades- in-arms. Hoping to forget these wartime betrayls, Louis takes his wife and the infant twins he didn't father to Berlin, where she falls for Matthais, a sensitive German industrialist. When the Indochinese war sends Louis to Vietnam, Matthais follows Jeanne back to France. A subsequent move to Damascus where Louis is posted as military attache, fails to break their bond.—Peter Davis <pdavis@macollamh.ucd.ie>
Plot Keywords: romance, drama, french film, historical, war, marriage, female perspective ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: French civilization in the desert. Saganne is of peasant stock, with courage and a forceful will. In 1911, he volunteers and is posted to the Sahara under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh. He catches the eye of Madeline, the daughter of the regional administrator. In the desert, Saganne is a leader, with the respect of Arabs, including Amajan, an independent warrior. After resourceful campaigns, Saganne goes on a diplomatic mission to Paris, where he has an affair with a journalist. Back in Africa, he leads a gallant defense against Sultan Omar, is awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, and marries Madeline. Then the Great War puts at risk his success and happiness.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: historical, war, drama, french, adventure, romance, desert ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In France, prior to Louis XIV ascending the throne, a young baroness is forced to marry against her will and is caught up in a web of treachery and murder, threatening her and her husband, whom she has come to love deeply.
Plot Keywords: historical, drama, romance, adventure, costume, french, female lead ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Many noble families are locked in a chateau due to the French Revolution. The infamous Marquis de Sade is there and is generally shunned by the others. A teen-aged girl befriends him behind her parents back and learns about him and life in general. He initiates her into sexual exploration and leads her to become an independent, sexually-liberated woman.—poco loco
Plot Keywords: historical, drama, biography, french, literary adaptation, 18th century, erotic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the 15th century, both France and England stake a blood claim for the French throne. Believing that God had chosen her, the young Joan (Lise Leplat Prudhomme) leads the army of the King of France. When she is captured, the Church sends her for trial on charges of heresy. Refusing to accept the accusations, the graceful Joan of Arc will stay true to her mission.—Production
Plot Keywords: history, biography, war, religion, france, heroism, faith ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In this 2003 remake of the classic 1952 French film, Fanfan la Tulipe is a swashbuckling lover who is tricked into joining the army of King Louis XV by Adeline La Franchise, who tells Fanfan that by doing so, he will eventually marry one of the king's daughters.—Adam Blinkinsop
Plot Keywords: adventure, action, comedy, romance, historical, period, french film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A small village garrison has been overrun by hostile Congolese troops. After loosing government soldiers and an essential document, Kaptain De Brand is ordered to get the secret document back. A task force of six men and a female doctor must fight their way through central Africa's swamps and deserts to free the soldiers, getting the document and revenge their fallen comrades.—Fauno
Plot Keywords: documentary, world war ii, france, occupation, collaboration, resistance, historical ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In Rochester, a pre-teen girl is abducted, raped, and murdered. Detective Megan Paige investigates: she works long hours obsessively, and soon she's seeing visions of the dead girl. The FBI profiles the killer as a spontaneous drifter, lucky not to get caught; Megan thinks he's local and a methodical planner. She notes that the victim's first and last names and the place the body was left start with "C." When a second murder follows the same pattern, Megan is vindicated, but her obsessions get the best of her, and her mental state impedes her work. With the help of medication, therapy, and a friend, can she regain her equilibrium and catch the alphabet killer?—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: world war ii, jews, paris, historical drama, political persecution, heroism, sacrifice ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Mystic, maiden, martyr - whatever you choose to call her, it is difficult to dispute that Joan of Arc led a remarkably accomplished life for a peasant girl who never went to school ... and never saw her 20th birthday. It all began in 1429, when a teenage girl from a remote village in France stood before the world and announced she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country.
Plot Keywords: history, war, biography, france, religion, epic, drama ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Romantic drama based on the controversial true story of Jeanne De La Motte Valois, a countess whose name was stripped from her by the Royal Family during the late 18th Century. The story of her fight to restore her name and proper place in society is filled with mystery, intrigue and desire, with an infamous diamond necklace at the center of it all.
Plot Keywords: historical, drama, biography, france, 18th century, court, conspiracy ...
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